1. Bennie Briscoe was an American professional boxer.
16 Facts About Bennie Briscoe
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Bennie Briscoe was a top-rated middleweight contender during the 1970s, unsuccessfully challenging twice for the undisputed world middleweight title and once for the WBC version.
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Notable world champions and contenders Bennie Briscoe fought included Marvin Hagler, Carlos Monzon, Rodrigo Valdez, Luis Rodriguez, Vicente Rondon, Tony Mundine, Vito Antuofermo, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Emile Griffith, and Cyclone Hart.
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Bennie Briscoe was sometimes referred to as "the fighting trashman," because he balanced his training early in his career with a day job as a sanitation worker in South Philadelphia.
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Bennie Briscoe supported his family, and his mother in particular, sending home a bit of each payday.
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Bennie Briscoe worked a series of municipal jobs, including as a sewer inlet cleaner and rat control officer.
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Bennie Briscoe eventually took a job with the sanitation department, working on a trash route in South Philadelphia as he continued to train as a boxer.
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Bennie Briscoe won the Middle Atlantic AAU title three times, the last in 1962 at Convention Hall in Philadelphia.
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Bennie Briscoe turned pro shortly thereafter, being coached by Quinzel McCall.
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Bennie Briscoe was known for his toughness, strong punch and body punching.
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Bennie Briscoe fought future middleweight champion Monzon to a draw in Buenos Aires on May 6,1967, but dropped a 15-round decision to the champion in a 1972 title match.
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Bennie Briscoe was outpointed by former welterweight and middleweight king Emile Griffith in their first match, but fought Griffith to a draw in a rematch.
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Bennie Briscoe was outpointed by future middleweight champions Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo on the downside of his career.
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Bennie Briscoe was outpointed twice, but Valdez scored a rare KO over Briscoe in an elimination match to determine the WBC middleweight champion on May 25,1974 - it was the only time in 96 fights that Briscoe was ever stopped.
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Bennie Briscoe was one of the most feared middleweights of his era.
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Bennie Briscoe died on December 28,2010 due to a short illness affecting his declining health.